PARENTAL SUPERVISION: A NEGLECTED ASPECT OF DELINQUENCY

A statistical analysis of the association of methods of parenting & the behavior patterns of children. Families (number of cases = 120) residing in inner-city & suburban areas were compared in terms of degree of social handicap, parental supervision, & delinquency. In addition, a behavio...

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Published in:British journal of criminology 1980-07, Vol.20 (3), p.203-235
Main Author: Wilson, Harriett
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Child/Children/Childhood
Children
Criminals
Delinquency
Disabilities
Housing
Inner cities
Juvenile delinquency
Parent/Parents/Parental
Parenting
Parents
Suburbs
Supervision
Young offenders
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Summary:A statistical analysis of the association of methods of parenting & the behavior patterns of children. Families (number of cases = 120) residing in inner-city & suburban areas were compared in terms of degree of social handicap, parental supervision, & delinquency. In addition, a behavioral study, based on teachers' ratings & a questionnaire, considered misbehavior in school & in the neighborhood by a 'focus' group of boys, aged 10-11. The data showed that delinquency was more likely when parental supervision was lax, but did not support the hypothesis that delinquency was inevitable with lax parental methods, even in high offender rate areas. One purpose of the study was to test the conclusions of H. Wilson & G. Herbert (Parents and Children in the Inner City, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1978), but by including less deprived neighborhoods & families as well, a residential differential was determined. The Wilson & Herbert study can therefore be modified by saying that lax parental supervision in inner-city neighborhoods with high offender rates is more conducive to delinquency than in suburban areas. 20 Tables. S. Karganovic.
ISSN:0007-0955
1464-3529
DOI:10.1093/oxfordjournals.bjc.a047169